Beijing 2008

Opening Date

06 Sept 2008

Closing Date

17 Sept 2008

Country of the host city

China

Candidate cities

Istanbul (TUR), Osaka (JPN), Paris (FRA) and Toronto (CAN)

Information

Eighty athletes from 25 nations contested the three keelboat classes at the 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition in Qingdao, China from 8-13 September 2008.

The SKUD18 made its Paralympic debut as the two-person keelboat event with Nick Scandone and Maureen McKinnon-Tucker (USA) taking the first Paralympic gold in the event. Canada's Paul Tingley won gold in the 2.4mR, eight years on from winning a bronze in the Sonar as crew with David Williams and Brian Macdonald.

Following a tense final race in the Sonar with France, Israel, Germany, Australia and Norway all in contention for the top honours it went the way of Jens Kroker, Robert Prem and Siegmund Mainka (GER) whose fifth place finish was enough to clinch gold.

The Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Doping Control Guide explains in detail the procedures applicable to the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in respect of Anti-Doping Policies and will be applied throughout the duration of the Games

This document provides specifications for the decals to be affixed to hulls and mainsails at the 2008 Paralympic Regatta. This document should be read in conjunction with DAM Decal Application to Mainsails at Disabled Sailing Championships and Paralympic Sailing Competitions.